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There are many different potential causes for joint pain and these include infection, accidents, crystals in the joint, inflammation and articular cartilage damage. The clinical history and joint exam...
Reiter's syndrome is another name for reactive arthritis, although the latter is being used more commonly now. Genitourinary infections with organisms such as Chlamydia and gastrointestinal infections...
Management Of A Painful Joint " Part Two "
If the pain is judged as coming from the joint in question then certain decisions have to be made as to the causes of this. Inflammatory arthritis is the first category to be considered, with inflamma...
Joint classification puts the ankle joint into the category of a mortise joint and it is specialised for its function. A front and rear movement action is performed by the ankle hinge for walking and ...
The arch of the foot is also partly maintained by a strong ligament under the foot called the spring ligament, connecting the navicular with the calcaneus. It holds the arch together by resisting the ...
The arm is a long lever and the elbow breaks it up into two manageable halves, appearing at first like a straightforward hinge with back and forth movement. However the elbow can do much more than thi...
The large majority of the bodys joints, including the elbow, are capable of producing what are known as accessory movements, small sliding and gliding movements occurring inside a joint which a person...
The mechanical connection between the legs and the mass of the trunk occurs at the hip joints with their large socket and ball. The hip socket or acetabulum is a deep rounded structure with a rim of c...
A normal joint exhibits accessory movements which are small sliding and gliding motions inside the joint, occurring during movement but a person is incapable of performing them in isolation. They are ...
The locking position close to full extension of the knee is a small internal movement of the joint involving an inward twisting of the thigh bone, a small joint motion but crucial to knee function and...
The menisci (often called cartilages) and the main joint surfaces of the knee can be made more vulnerable to injury and damage if knee control is not good enough to prevent unplanned joint movements. ...
A joint dislocates when the two parts of the joint, usually sitting in close contact with each other, are torn apart and then remain apart without being in the close relationship they were anymore. Su...
Mortons Neuroma or Metatarsalgia
Foot pain in the forefoot, which can be an annoying and persistent pain in the frontal foot region, is medically known as metatarsalgia due to the metatarsal region being the main area of pain. Metata...
Meralgia paraesthetica is a pain syndrome and one of many different ones potentially presenting to a physiotherapist or doctor for diagnosis and treatment. The typical symptoms are numbness, pins and ...
Cervical Pain and Disability - Part One
The amount of neck pain and disability suffered by patients varies greatly from very low pain levels and virtually no disability to high pain levels which interfere significantly with activities of da...
The foot has a complex anatomy designed to bear the weight of the body and to propel the body forward in walking and running. The talus or ankle bone sits in the ankle mortise and is the top link of t...
Fractures of the Plateau of the Tibia
The expansion of the flat upper end of the tibia which makes up the distal half of the knee joint is known as the tibial plateau. The plateau is an essential part of the weight bearing function ...
There are two major classifications of flat foot, congenital flat foot which is often asymptomatic and cannot be classed as a pathology, and acquired flat foot which occurs in adulthood secondar...
Observing the patient rising up on their toes as the calf muscle performs the tiptoe action to bring the weight over the metatarsal heads, we should see an inward deviation of the heel area. Thi...
The Injured Acromioclavicular Joint – Part One
Sporting and normal activities expose the shoulder joint frequently to injury due to its very large range of motion and limited stability and strength, requiring accurate treatment to restore it to a ...
